The End Of Money? BlackRock CEO Claims Crypto Will Surpass Traditional Currencies Worldwide–Be Careful With BlackRock!
In an interview with CNBC, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink discussed the potential of crypto as an international asset that can transcend the value of traditional currencies. Fink noted the recent depreciation of the US dollar and the appreciation of the digital asset industry over the past five years, pointing to the broad-based and worldwide interest…
JPMorgan Chase Files a Notice of Appeal in Jeffrey Epstein Victim Case It “Settled” for $290 Million
Unless you have been living off the grid for the past month, chances are you have seen a barrage of headlines blaring that the largest bank in the United States, JPMorgan Chase, agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $290 million that was filed by sexual assault victims of Jeffrey Epstein, some when they…
Ex-Celsius CEO Arrested On Fraud Charges, Bankrupt Crypto Firm Sued By SEC
The U.S. SEC filed a lawsuit against the bankrupt crypto lender on July 13 followed by news reports about the arrest of the former CEO Alex Mashinsky. The SEC alleges that Celsius and Mashinsky “misrepresented Celsius’s central business model and the risks to investors by claiming that Celsius did not make uncollateralized loans, the company…
Bitcoin Faces Backlash: Bank Of England Governor Expresses Disapproval–Satan Soldiers Will Never Agree to Cryptocurrencies–There Going to be a War
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have long been a subject of debate and scrutiny within the financial world. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey recently added his voice to the conversation, expressing skepticism about their status as true currencies. In a speech delivered at the Financial and Professional Services Dinner in London, Bailey asserted that Bitcoin…
Silk Road–Linked Bitcoin Worth $300M Moved by U.S. Government: On-Chain Data
The U.S. government previously sold 9,861 bitcoin for $216 million in March. By Oliver Knight Jul 12, 2023 at 9:28 a.m. CDT Updated Jul 12, 2023 at 11:15 a.m. CDT U.S. government moves bitcoin (Blockchain.com) Two wallets tagged as belonging to the U.S. government and linked to the Silk Road seizure of crypto have moved…
Gallup Poll: Confidence in U.S. Banks Stood at 60 Percent in 1979. Today, It Stands at 26 Percent
The polling organization, Gallup, conducted a survey between June 1-22 to update its annual poll that measures the confidence that Americans have in key U.S. institutions. Banks, as might be expected, continued their downward trend, registering an abysmal 26 percent of Americans who have “a great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence in the banks.…
Us Inflation Cools, Spending Stagnates as Economy Loses Steam
The Federal Reserve’s preferred measures of U.S. inflation cooled in May and consumer spending stagnated, suggesting the economy’s main engine is starting to lose some momentum. The personal consumption expenditures price index rose 0.1% in May, Commerce Department figures showed Friday. From a year ago, the measure eased to the slowest pace in more than two years. Consumer spending,…
What Is Happening In the U.S. Today
What Is Happening In the U.S. Today Posted by Phoenix Capital Research By Graham Summers, MBA As I’ve noted in our last two articles, the $USD has begun a significant decline against most major currencies (the Euro, the Pound and the Franc). And the only reason it is showing relative strength against the Yen is…
US Representative Warren Davidson: ‘CBDC Corrupts Money Into a Tool for Coercion’
Warren Davidson, U.S. representative and part of the House Committee on Financial Services, has disregarded issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the country. Davidson explained that CBDCs corrupt money into a “tool for coercion” and detailed that there was no legal way of issuing such a currency without legislation. U.S. Representative Warren Davidson:…
Court Orders Kraken to Turn Over History Transaction and Account Information to IRS,the IRS First Filed a Court Petition in February
By Nikhilesh De (CoinDesk archives) A federal court ordered crypto exchange Kraken to turn over account and transaction information to the IRS, which said it needed that information to see if any of the exchange’s users had underreported their taxes. The IRS filed a court petition in the Northern District of California in February, moments…